claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Feature Request] Implement spec-driven development workflows with token-efficient recommendations [1 comments, 2 participants]

[{"error":"MaxFileReadTokenExceededError: File content (15986 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (10000). Use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file, or search for specific content instead of reading the whole file.\n at CT7 (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:4309:13191)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-08T22:42:01.649Z"}]

TL;DR

To resolve the MaxFileReadTokenExceededError, use the offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file instead of reading the whole file.

Guidance

• The error message suggests that the file content exceeds the maximum allowed tokens, so implementing pagination or limiting the file read operation could mitigate the issue.
• Review the cli.js file at line 4309 to understand how the file reading operation is currently implemented and consider modifying it to use offset and limit parameters.
• Consider searching for specific content instead of reading the whole file to reduce the number of tokens used.
• Verify that the error is resolved by checking the application logs or console output after implementing the changes.

Example

No specific code example can be provided without more context, but the general approach would involve modifying the file reading function to accept offset and limit parameters, like readFile(offset, limit).

Notes

The provided error message and stack trace suggest that the issue is related to the file reading operation, but without more information about the application code and requirements, it's difficult to provide a more specific solution.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: The best approach seems to be modifying the file reading operation to use offset and limit parameters, as this directly addresses the MaxFileReadTokenExceededError and does not require upgrading to a potentially non-existent fixed version.